Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

After a while, Gao Shenxue and Xia Xiyao also came to Ye Ge's room.

"Xiaoye, did you see that red light that suddenly appeared just now?"

Xia Xiyao rubbed her eyes: "It's so bright! All I can see is red, and then I can't see anything. I don't know what's going on."

Ye Ge scratched his face: "Well..."

Xia Xiyao looked at Nangong Qiuyue and immediately frowned: "Huh? Why are you in Xiaoye's room so late?"

"I..." Nangong Qiuyue looked embarrassed for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

At that moment, a commotion arose from the residential area outside.

Ye Ge looked out the window and asked in confusion, "What's going on outside?"

Gao Shenxue said, "That red light that shot into the sky just now seems to have destroyed the barrier of Dark City. Now, vampires have begun to attack Dark City, and I heard that many more scavengers have died."

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow.

Come outside.

Dark City was in complete chaos.

Many men, women, and children carried their meager belongings and hurriedly hid in deeper shelters.

Some people cried out in terror, "The dark race is coming!..."

Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue and the others all turned their gazes to Ye Ge, revealing slightly anxious expressions.

They were clearly waiting for him, the team leader, to make a decision.

Ye Ge paused for a moment, then said softly, "You all wait here."

......

Ye Ge left the residential area alone and went to the tavern.

This is the only tavern in Dark City, and it's also the tavern where I drank with Madman and his gang before.

Ye Ge entered the tavern and found that there were at least two or three hundred people gathered there. Every one of them looked fierce and menacing. They were all thugs who had survived in the wilderness and were Bao Bingqing's subordinates. Some were hunters with large-caliber guns at their waists, some were extraordinary adventurers, and some were scavengers who had consumed the blood of darkness.

Bao Bingqing sat in one of the chairs, with Yang Yin and Lao Gou, his two trusted subordinates, sitting behind him.

To Ye Ge's surprise, the Madman was also present. However, half of his upper body was wrapped in gauze, and his left arm was in a sling, making him look like a mummy, which was somewhat comical.

"The vampires have discovered our Dark City."

Bao Bingqing rested his hands on his cane, his hoarse voice slow and steady: "The Empire is unreliable, and the Night Watch is useless, which is why these dark races have been able to invade our human territory. The Empire doesn't care about the lives of us wild hyenas. In the eyes of those royal nobles, we are just a bunch of worthless lives. So now, we can only rely on ourselves."

"Alright, boss, stop talking." The madman, with one hand in a sling, grabbed a bottle of strong liquor with the other, tilted his head back, gulped it down, wiped it with his arm, and said viciously, "Just give the order already, damn it, I can't wait to cut off these vampires' heads and soak them in liquor!"

Bao Bingqing glanced at him: "You're injured like this, and you can still fight?"

"Hmph, just a minor flesh wound." The madman ripped the bandage off his left arm. "Boss, don't forget, besides being a martial artist, my extraordinary profession is also that of a mutant!"

“Alright, cough cough cough…” Bao Bingqing coughed violently a few times, looking somewhat weak, and then slowly said, “Madman, you take fifty hunters to the canyon north of the city.”

"Yang Yin, Lao Gou, each of you take fifty men and go to the west and south respectively."

"If possible..."

Bao Bingqing paused, his eyes turning icy: "Kill the vampire captain who killed the fat dragon before, and bring his head back to me."

"Got it, boss. Hehe, I've been waiting for you to say that for a long time." The madman put the wine jug aside and stood up.

Madman, Yang Yin, and Old Dog each led a group of people out.

At this moment, Liang Kuan walked to Bao Bingqing's side, bent down and whispered, "Boss, I have received intelligence that there are at least four or five hundred vampire troops in the Hundred Souls Forest."

Bao Bingqing asked expressionlessly, "What are you trying to say?"

Liang Kuan: "......"

Bao Bingqing: "I told you not to make suggestions you shouldn't make."

Liang Kuan: "...Yes."

Night Song walked over.

"So you're preparing for war with the vampires?" Night Song smiled.

"The vampires killed several of my men," Bao Bingqing said coldly. "Of course, I want them to pay for their crimes in blood."

Night Song: "They seem to have quite a few of them. Are you confident?"

“Hehe, don’t underestimate me.” Bao Bingqing lit his cigar and took a deep drag. “I haven’t been wasting my years in the wilderness. I’ve dealt with these dark races just as many times as the Night’s Watch.”

Soon, it was proven that Bao Bingqing was not bragging.

As dawn broke, the madman returned carrying the heads of two vampires, followed by a group of hunters who also brought back a considerable amount of loot.

Although they suffered some losses, they had clearly won a battle.

"Damn it, it's a shame we didn't run into that vampire squad leader from before." The madman continued to grumble.

Yang Yin and Lao Gou quickly returned with their men, each with their own spoils. They each had a long string of pendants hanging from their waists, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be vampire fangs strung together – trophies they had brought back after killing the vampires.

After wandering around Dark City, Night Song was able to find out the details of their battle.

The Hundred Souls Forest was, after all, the place they knew best. The Madman and his men used the terrain to their advantage in fighting the vampire forces. After several vampire squads suffered heavy losses, they chose to retreat temporarily.

Bao Bingqing was also very happy and held a celebration banquet in the tavern.

At this moment, an older man rushed over and came to Bao Bingqing's side, whispering, "Boss, Miss...!"

Bao Bingqing's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly rushed back.

When he arrived at Ququ's room, he saw Ququ lying quietly on her bed, covered with a blanket, her pale face and closed eyes, looking completely lifeless, clearly her life force was very weak.

Ye Ge sat in a chair in the room with her arms crossed.